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Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Master Plan - Town of Morrisville, NC – Adopted July 23, 2013
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Figure 2: Example of 800 MHz Base Station
Antennas and antenna arrays for wireless telecommunications
Antennas can be a receiving and/or transmitting facility. Examples and purposes of
antennas include: a single omni-directional (whip) antenna or grouped sectorized (also
known as panel antennas). These antennas are used to transmit and/or receive two-way
radio, Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio (ESMR), cellular, Personal Communications
Service (PCS), or Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) signals. The single sectionalized or
sectionalized panel antenna array is also used for transmitting and receiving cellular, PCS
or ESMR wireless telecommunication signals.
Figure 3: Examples of Directional and Panel Antennas
Sectorized (panel)
Antenna Array
Omni-Directional
Whip Type Antenna